The weather condition has blocked the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway with hundreds of vehicles stranded and prompted authorities to shut schools in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts.
Schools shut in parts of Jammu and Kashmir
JK Schools Shut: Parts of Jammu and Kashmir is experiencing heavy rains triggering flash floods and landslides. The weather condition has blocked the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway with hundreds of vehicles stranded and prompted authorities to shut schools in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts. Ramban district also reported a non-fatal incident of house collapse, while five people trapped in flash floods in river Ans in Reasi district were rescued by the police, officials said.
High alert in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir
The Doda district administration has declared high alert in several areas in the mountainous district. The 270-kilometer Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for a second consecutive day on Wednesday due to over 30 landslides and mudslides triggered by the heavy rains in the Ramban-Udhampur sector, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said.
Educational institutes closed in Ramban and Kishtwar as well
Besides Doda, the deputy commissioners of Ramban and Kishtwar districts have also ordered the closure of all educational institutions up to higher secondary level including private schools for the day, an official said. "All schools across Ramban district, including higher secondary schools, shall remain closed today in view of the heavy rainfall and overflowing of nallahs and mudslides at several locations," Deputy Commissioner Ramban Mussarat Islam said in a tweet. Officials said one kutcha house in Dachhan collapsed but all is occupants were safe. The high-altitude areas, meanwhile, have witnessed snowfall triggering cold wave conditions, according to officials.
"As a precautionary measure we have been forced to declare high alert in areas close to river Chenab and its tributaries, and also on slopes and slide-prone areas of Ramban and Doda districts," an official said. The district administrations have also issued helpline numbers for public in case of any emergency.
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